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Genoa, Florida

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the White Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32052. The Survey maps it on the Genoa quadrangle.

Genoa within Hamilton County

Then and now

1954 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Genoa, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Genoa, surveyed 1954

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

128 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Genoa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 576 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning33
Railroad operations and maintenance28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Power generation/transmission/distribution18
Natural11
Recreation and ceremony7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePCS 24-06
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service100TH WAY (24-06)
29 September 2017Debris and open burning4.0 acresFlorida Forest Service25A (24-04)
29 September 2016Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePCS MOBILE SHOP(24-06)
18 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service04-61-NOV-ROADSIDE FIRE-1290
20 August 2001Natural30 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
18 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 August 1992Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hamilton County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Genoa: 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Swift Creek MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, AluminumProducer1960, 1970
North Florida-South Georgia DistrictPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1930, 1964
Suwannee River MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1960, 1965
Psc Phosphate (White Springs) - Hamilton MinePhosphorus-PhosphatesProducerCollophane
White Springs Phosphoric Acid PlantPhosphorus-PhosphatesUnknown1966

Every working recorded in Hamilton County

Storms near this place

10 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Genoa in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 1997Thunderstorm WindGenoa$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down along SR-41 and CR-135.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGenoa$1,500Large trees were blown down.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindGenoa-A tree was blown down near SE County Road 25A and SE 137th Blvd. The time of damage was based on radar.
June 2023FloodGenoa-Roads in the area were under water from heavy rainfall. These included roads near SW 87th Terrace.
June 2018Heavy RainGenoa-The Suwanee River Water Management District office rain gauge measured 2.91 inches of rainfall.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindGenoa-Trees were blown down near Genoa along Highway 41. The time of damage was based on radar.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindGenoa-Several trees were blown down along Highway 41 within Genoa.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindGenoa-A tree was blown down near U.S. Highway 41 near Genoa.
June 2002HailGenoa-no account filed
June 2001HailGenoa-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hamilton County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Camps Still2.8 miles9
Facil3.3 miles9
Purvis Still4.4 miles9
Blacks Still4.9 miles9
White Springs6.3 miles9
Hillcoat6.3 miles8
Marion6.6 miles8
Long Branch7.7 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294784. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.